Russ Morrissey Explained

Russell Ian Morrissey
Birth Place:United Kingdom
Occupation:Reporter, game designer, podcaster, author
Nationality:British
Genre:Fantasy, sci-fi
Notableworks:The ENnies, EN World, Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD RPG Core Rulebook, W.O.I.N. (What's O.L.D. IS N.E.W.), Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Language:English
Website:enworld.org

Russ Morrissey, also known as Morrus[1] is a British reporter,[2] game designer,[3] podcaster,[4] author[5] and owner of EN World.[6] Morrissey founded the ENnie Awards in 2001, which he ran until 2018.[7] He also founded the book publisher EN Publishing, and the tabletop gaming news website EN World, both of which he runs currently.

Career

EN World and EN Publishing

Morrissey wrote his first tabletop RPG at the age of 14 in 1984.[8] He founded d20reviews.com in 1999, which was renamed EN World, also known as Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News in 2001,[9] a tabletop RPG news website and community.[10]

In 2001, Morrissey founded the publishing company EN Publishing and has gone on to publish over 300 books under the brand.[11]

In 2014 under EN Publishing, Morrissey wrote and published the W.O.I.N. Roleplaying Game System (What's O.L.D. IS N.E.W.).[12] [13]

In 2014, he was a judge on the Paizo design competition RPG Superstar.[14]

In February 2017 Morrissey announced that he would be creating the new officially licensed Judge Dredd roleplaying game.[15] This was later crowdfunded on Kickstarter in late 2018[16] [17] and successfully funded with over 2000 backers.[18] The Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD roleplaying game was released immediately after the Kickstarter campaign and uses the W.O.I.N. system developed by Morrissey several years earlier.[19]

In October 2020 Morrissey's company announced the Awfully Cheerful Engine, a comic-book inspired tabletop game.[20] In August of the same year, he announced a project codenamed Level Up, an advanced take on Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.[21] The game was published in 2021.

In February 2024 Morrissey wrote the article 'The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games'[22] which investigated the sudden resignation of multiple staff members, the lawsuit between EGG and Netflix over the official Rebel Moon tabletop roleplaying game, the use of Web3 technology, and problems with the company's work environment.

The ENnies

Morrissey founded the Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (the ENnie Awards) in 2001, which he ran until 2018.[23] The ENnies were created as an annual fan-based award for tabletop role-playing game products, and since 2002 were hosted at Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Perturbed Dragon and Battle of the Bards

In 2012, Morrissey and his brother Darren Morrissey co-wrote a six-part animated cartoon series called The Perturbed Dragon.[24] This comedy series played on the tropes and cliches of tabletop gaming, and culminated in a music competition called Battle of the Bards.[25]

Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

In 2018 Morrissey launched a tabletop news and sketch comedy podcast called Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk, which has run for over 300 episodes. The show is presented by Morrissey and his co-hosts Peter Coffey and Jessica Hancock, and features weekly guests and topics.[26] Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk is currently funded through Patreon.[27] The podcast has include guests such as Keith Baker (game designer), Sean K. Reynolds, Jason Bulmahn, Jonathan Tweet, Robert Marriner-Dodds, Owen K.C. Stephens, Dominic McDowall-Thomas, Chris Spivey, Monte Cook, and Ryan Dancey.

The Cauldron

Morrissey's science fiction novel The Siege of Concordant, set in a galaxy called The Cauldron, was released in 2020.[28]

Bibliography

Media mentions

Russ Morrissey has appeared on the following podcasts, radio shows, videos, and articles.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Circvs Maximvs: Everything and Nothing. 30 January 2018. Circvmaximvs.com.
  2. Web site: EN World. EN World.
  3. Web site: RPGnews. Russ Morrissey Bibliography.
  4. Web site: Podbean. Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk.
  5. Web site: The Cauldon: A Novel by Russ Morrissey.
  6. Web site: Circvs Maximvs: Everything and Nothing. Circvmaximvs.com. 30 January 2018.
  7. Web site: ENnies Leadership Change Announcement. 2019-02-15. ENnie Awards. en-US. 2019-02-15.
  8. Web site: Plot Points. Plot Points.
  9. Web site: Plot Points. Plot Points.
  10. Web site: EN World. EN World.
  11. Web site: What's OLD is NEW. What's O.L.D. is N.E.W.. 30 January 2018.
  12. Web site: Nerdist. WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN D&D? CHECK OUT THE WORLD'S N.E.W.EST SCI-FI RPG!.
  13. Web site: io9. Wizards Can Ride Starships in These Excellently Crunchy RPGs.
  14. Web site: Geek Native. Paizo opens the gates to RPG Superstar 2014.
  15. Web site: EN Publishing to Publish 'Worlds of 2000 AD' Tabletop Adventure Games! . Worlds of 2000 AD . EN Publishing.
  16. Web site: 2000ad.com. Back the Judge Dredd roleplaying game on Kickstarter now!.
  17. Web site: Geek Native. EN Publishing announce Judge Dredd and The Worlds of 2000 AD RPG Kickstarter.
  18. Web site: Kickstarter. Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD Roleplaying Game Kickstarter Campaign.
  19. Web site: Kickstarter. Judge Dredd Kickstarter Update.
  20. Web site: Awfully Cheery Engine is a fast, flexible, beginner-friendly RPG releasing in comic book issues.
  21. Web site: EN World Announces Advanced Take On 5th Edition D&D Rules.
  22. Web site: EN World. The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games.
  23. Web site: ENnies Leadership Change Announcement. 2019-02-15. ENnie Awards. en-US. 2019-02-15.
  24. Web site: Geek Native. The Peturbed Dragon: EN World's Morrus launches web series.
  25. Web site: The Perturned Dragon. Battle of the Bards – FINAL!.
  26. Web site: Podbean. Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk About Us.
  27. Web site: Patreon. Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Patreon.
  28. Web site: RPGnews. The Siege of Concordant: War & Politics In Space.
  29. Web site: Keith Baker. Six Questions: Russell Morrissey.
  30. Web site: 9littelebees. Judge Dredd Interview With Russ Morrissey.
  31. Web site: Shane Plays. Full Version Of W.O.I.N. RPG Interview With Russ Morrissey – Shane Plays Podcast Extra.
  32. Web site: Tabletop Babble. Morrus.
  33. Web site: Farsignt Blogger. Interview – Russell Morrissey of EN World.
  34. Web site: Shane Plays. EN World & The ENnies with Russ Morrissey – Shane Plays Podcast Extra.
  35. Web site: Shane Plays. D&D Gets Classier with Morrus & Peter!.
  36. Web site: Gamers Web. The British Are Coming AGAIN: Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD Roleplaying Game Interviews and Insights.
  37. Web site: Rand Roll. On Random Generators with Russ Morrissey of EN World.
  38. Web site: YouTube. Interview with Russ Morissey of EN World.
  39. Web site: Design Notes. 10 Questions plus 1! Russ Morrissey.
  40. Web site: The Bedrock Blog. Russ Morrissey Interview: O.L.D. and N.E.W. RPGs.
  41. Web site: RPGnet. Russell Morrissey, What Is Old Is New.
  42. Web site: BK Geek Nation. Russ Morrissey with What's Old Is New RPG.
  43. Web site: The Tome Show. New Ranger and Evolution of RPGs Podcast.
  44. Web site: The Smart Party. Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD (Interview with Russ Morrissey). 20 September 2018.
  45. Web site: Plot Points. Maleficent Mythological Monsters For 5E).
  46. Web site: Shane Plays. Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters for 5E). 16 July 2020.
  47. Web site: Tabletop Babble. Morrus.
  48. Web site: RPG Publisher Spotlight: EN Publishing. Geek Native. 18 February 2021. 18 February 2021.
  49. Web site: Bald And Board: 5th Edition. Anchor.fm.
  50. Web site: Shane Plays Geek Talk: Advanced 5E RPG Sneak Preview. Shaneplays.com.
  51. Web site: Level Up 5th Edition adds extra complexity to 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. Polygon.com.

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